Understanding the Issues

Surveys
Read the latest surveys of hunger and food bank use, from The Stop, The Daily Bread Food Bank, and Food Banks Canada.

Put Food in the Budget
Put Food in the Budget is a grassroots activist group working to hold the Ontario government accountable to promises made — but not kept — to reduce poverty. Their broad goal is achieving social and economic justice for the growing numbers of poor people in this province.

Do The Math Campaign
The Do The Math Campaign asked participants to compare their monthly budget to the real-life earnings of low-income people in Ontario, asking the question: What kind of things do you imagine you would have to do without while living on social assistance?

Food Issues
Read articles about the various food-related issues with which The Stop is engaging.